Multi-Vitamin Elite Ingredients
A line-by-line look at what's inside Thorne Multi-Vitamin Elite A.M. & P.M. (VM114NC), including active components and excipients.
The A.M. and P.M. bottles are formulated with distinct clinical intents. The A.M. bottle is the metabolic-activator profile; the P.M. bottle is the structural-and-recovery profile. Both use bioavailable forms throughout; both keep the excipient load minimal.
Active Ingredients
Active constituents organized by bottle and clinical role:
- A.M. — vitamin A (mixed-carotenoid plus retinyl palmitate), vitamin C, riboflavin-5-phosphate, P-5-P (active B6), methylcobalamin, L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate, niacinamide, biotin, pantethine, choline bitartrate, inositol, EGCG-rich decaffeinated green-tea extract, quercetin
- P.M. — vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), mixed tocopherols (alpha + beta + gamma + delta), vitamin K2 (menaquinone-4 plus menaquinone-7), calcium citrate-malate, magnesium citrate-malate, zinc bisglycinate, selenium, chromium picolinate, manganese, molybdenum, boron, alpha-lipoic acid, CoQ10 (ubiquinone), lutein, lycopene, zeaxanthin
- VM114NC SKU — copper omitted (standard SKU includes copper bisglycinate)
- No iron — clinically appropriate for adult men and post-menopausal women; menstruating women and patients with documented iron deficiency anemia should obtain iron from a dedicated formulation, ideally guided by ferritin
- Methylation-aware dose levels — methylcobalamin and methylfolate at physiologic doses, not pharmacologic; appropriate for routine clinical use, not for targeted megadose-methylation protocols
Other Ingredients (Excipients)
Excipients are limited to hypromellose (vegetarian capsule shell), microcrystalline cellulose (bulking agent), leucine (flow agent), and silicon dioxide (anti-caking). Absent: magnesium stearate (a contested excipient in functional-medicine circles), titanium dioxide (recently restricted in EU food applications), synthetic colorants, and shellac glazes. The excipient profile aligns with the broader functional-medicine preference for minimal inactive-ingredient burden.
Allergens and Sensitivities
Multi-Vitamin Elite is gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and uses a plant-derived hypromellose capsule. The decaffeinated green-tea extract retains polyphenols while removing most of the caffeine load. Vegetarian users should find no issue; vegan users should confirm the current vitamin D3 source per lot (Thorne offers both lanolin-derived and lichen-derived D3). Patients with documented salicylate sensitivity occasionally react to the quercetin in the A.M. bottle. NSF Certified for Sport certification adds athletic-banned-substance testing per batch.
Sourcing and Quality Notes
Thorne's manufacturing is in-house at the Summerville, South Carolina facility. The company maintains NSF Certified for Sport certification (third-party batch testing) and TGA-registered manufacturing status (Australia's pharmaceutical regulator, more rigorous than the US-only cGMP standard). Raw-material sourcing is disclosed at the country level on the product page. Multi-Vitamin Elite has been a stable catalog SKU for years with infrequent reformulations; major reformulations are disclosed publicly. The the practitioner's clinical Multi-Vitamin Elite review addresses Thorne's quality-control posture and what it delivers in clinical practice. A practitioner's evaluation of Thorne's sourcing standards is included in this the practitioner's clinical Multi-Vitamin Elite review.
How Ingredients Compare to Similar Products
From a functional-medicine formulary perspective, Multi-Vitamin Elite competes with Designs for Health Twice Daily Multi (methylation-aware, smaller daily dose, no chronobiological split), Pure Encapsulations O.N.E. Multivitamin (single capsule daily, less mineral coverage, methylation-aware), Metagenics PhytoMulti (heavy polyphenol load, less mineral repletion), and Klean Athlete Klean Multivitamin (NSF Certified, simpler profile, no methylation emphasis). For pediatric and pregnancy contexts, Multi-Vitamin Elite is not appropriate and the comparison is against Thorne's Basic Prenatal and Thorne's Children's Multi. For high-pharmacologic methylation protocols, the relevant comparator is Seeking Health Optimal Multivitamin Powder or similar high-dose methylated-B formulations.
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